A Big Girl Bed

My little girl is growing up. About 2 weeks ago I went to get E from her nap only to find her straddling the crib rail and riding it like a horse. The day has come, I thought, that I have to transfer her out of the crib. After much deliberation about what type of bed to move her to (and a little annoyance that the "3 in 1" crib I bought her is really more of a "2 in 1") I decided to get her a toddler bed, figuring I could use it for sissy when E is done with it. I wasn't able to find any in town that I liked so I found one at toddlerbeds.com. It is a cute little white scalloped bed with a heart cutout in the headboard. She loves it, and loves her new found freedom. She will play in there by herself for up to an hour after she wakes up. Her favorite activities are taking all of her clothes out of her dresser, and all the toys out of the basket. So, needless to say, her room is a disaster zone, but that is okay. She is doing great adjusting to her new bed!

Happy Valentines Day (a bit late)

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's day. We spent it at home...sick (what else is new). It has been a long winter of sickness for our family. I hope it will be looking up soon. G got me some really pretty white gold hoop earings, and I got him a gift card to go golfing. E made Daddy some pretty Valentines out of construction paper and stickers and also got him his favorite candy bar.

We had a really good night hanging out together as a family.

First Haircut

Last weekend E got her very first haircut. She has a ton of very curly hair, so my hairstylist cut just a little off the top so it would lay a bit better. She did pretty well sitting there considering she is a busy almost 2 year old.

Self Questioning

Over the weekend I had two run-in's with some very negative people who in their very passive aggressive way said mean things to me and made me feel badly about myself. Made me question whether I really am doing anything with my life, and if I am good at anything? Do I stand for anything? Why can I not stand up for myself? Why am I letting people like that get me? They are really just negative people who are probably so miserable with their own lives they have to bring down others. So now it is midnight, and I can't sleep even though I am sooooo exhausted I could really sleep for 3 days and still be tired. So I am going to make a list of things I think I am doing well. This might sound a little weird, but maybe if I do this I will be able to sleep.
1. I stay at home and take care of my kids. Yes, this can at times be a daunting task, and some days I would much rather be at work. But I am here, everyday, doing the dirty work. And I love it.
2. I take care of very sick infants for my "other than mom" living....not a lot of people can say that.
3. I genuinely care about other people and would help out a friend in an instant, without even thinking twice about it.
4. I have an amazing husband
5. I have amazing parents
6. I have a best girl friend I couldn't live without (not a lot of people can say that either)
7. I graduated college
8. I don't know...I guess that is it

So maybe that will help me put an end to it all and go to sleep. Unfortunately both of the above mentioned people are people I will have to interact with again, so I am just going to have to put my game face on and not let them get to me. Maybe my extreme exhaustion is just making me more sensitive...or maybe I am just very sensitive. Maybe I should add that to the list.
Good night

Hair

E has the most beautiful blond ringlet curls all over her little head. They are amazing. However, unless I do something with them, her hair is HUGE and all you really see is hair. Now, doing something with the hair of an almost two year old is like pulling teeth. When I try to put it in pig tails you would think I am pulling each hair out one by one. So I've been thinking about layering the top part of it a bit. Keeping the overall length, but shortening up the top part. Then maybe it will at least not be so BIG when I don't do anything with it. I don't know...what do you think???

P.S. Update to the sick kids, loosing it mommy situation. I had a massage and a facial last night and I feel like a whole new person. It was like a mini vacation. Worth every penny. H got up every 2 1/2 hours last night, and E got up once for about an hour, and it was much easier to deal with after the mini vacation I got! There should be government mandated (and paid for) massage and facial appointments for mom's every two weeks. I bet there would be a lot less child abuse and neglect in the country. Which would then lead to a lot less money spent for foster care and medical care...ect. I'm just saying...I think it would work!

Hair

E has the most beautiful blond ringlet curls all over her little head. They are amazing. However, unless I do something with them, her hair is HUGE and all you really see is hair. Now, doing something with the hair of an almost two year old is like pulling teeth. When I try to put it in pig tails you would think I am pulling each hair out one by one. So I've been thinking about layering the top part of it a bit. Keeping the overall length, but shortening up the top part. Then maybe it will at least not be so BIG when I don't do anything with it. I don't know...what do you think???

P.S. Update to the sick kids, loosing it mommy situation. I had a massage and a facial last night and I feel like a whole new person. It was like a mini vacation. Worth every penny. H got up every 2 1/2 hours last night, and E got up once for about an hour, and it was much easier to deal with after the mini vacation I got! There should be government mandated (and paid for) massage and facial appointments for mom's every two weeks. I bet there would be a lot less child abuse and neglect in the country. Which would then lead to a lot less money spent for foster care and medical care...ect. I'm just saying...I think it would work!

Hair

E has the most beautiful blond ringlet curls all over her little head. They are amazing. However, unless I do something with them, her hair is HUGE and all you really see is hair. Now, doing something with the hair of an almost two year old is like pulling teeth. When I try to put it in pig tails you would think I am pulling each hair out one by one. So I've been thinking about layering the top part of it a bit. Keeping the overall length, but shortening up the top part. Then maybe it will at least not be so BIG when I don't do anything with it. I don't know...what do you think???

P.S. Update to the sick kids, loosing it mommy situation. I had a massage and a facial last night and I feel like a whole new person. It was like a mini vacation. Worth every penny. H got up every 2 1/2 hours last night, and E got up once for about an hour, and it was much easier to deal with after the mini vacation I got! There should be government mandated (and paid for) massage and facial appointments for mom's every two weeks. I bet there would be a lot less child abuse and neglect in the country. Which would then lead to a lot less money spent for foster care and medical care...ect. I'm just saying...I think it would work!

Sick Kids

I hate sick kids! I know this is an ironic statement coming from a person who takes care of sick babies and children for a living....but that is different in many different ways:
1. You get paid to do it
2. You get a lunch break, and a bunch of little breaks throughout the day
3. You get to leave at the end of 12 hours
4. You don't have to sleep with them
5. You never have to do more than a few days in a row

I know I sound like the meanest mother around...but I am just getting really worn out. The kids have been sick for going on 2 weeks. Every time I think they are getting better, it doesn't pan out. It is like 1 step forward and 2 steps back. I am getting a massage tonight at the Nuvoe (sp?) day spa, so hopefully I will be a whole new woman tomorrow. It has just been a long 2 weeks!
I hope everyone else is feeling healthy! It's that time of year!
Kel

Makeup party

We were all a bit bored today and since it is bath night E and I decided to play with my makeup. She turned out to be quite the makeup artist as her photos show. I really need to get some of that bright blue and pink wet N wild makeup to really make her look like a rock star!

Game Day

Even though we were all still battling a respiratory infection, we decided to have a couple of friends over for the Superbowl. Their kids also have colds (thanks to my kids I'm sure) so we were all in good company. G made a ton of snacks and we all binged and hung out. With the humidifier going in the background of course:) Ella loved doing "cheers" with her sippy cup and dad's beer! A good time was had by all. Go Colts (I think)!